1906 Illinois

1–⁠3–⁠1 (1–⁠3 Western Conference), coached by Justa Lindgren.

Illinois, 1906
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Illinois in 1906, game by game: tied vs. Wabash 0–0; lost at Michigan 9–28; lost vs. Wisconsin 6–16; lost at Chicago 0–63; won at Purdue 5–0+7−63Tied 0–0 vs. Wabash0WabashLost 9–28 at Michigan-19MichiganLost 6–16 vs. Wisconsin-10WisconsinLost 0–63 at Chicago-63ChicagoWon 5–0 at Purdue+5Purdue
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 13vsWabashT 0–⁠068%
Oct 27atMichiganL 9–⁠2820%
Nov 10vsWisconsinL 6–⁠1642%
Nov 17atChicagoL 0–⁠6316%
Nov 25atPurdueW 5–⁠038%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Purdue 5–⁠0; 5th in the Western Conference.

In program history: The 82nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Record
1–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
1–⁠3 5th in Western Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
20–⁠107
Coach
Justa Lindgren
Elo
1480 −23 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−5.7 No. 42 of 64 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Ira T. Carrithers

1906 Western Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Wisconsin3–⁠05–⁠0
Minnesota2–⁠04–⁠1
Michigan1–⁠04–⁠1
Chicago3–⁠14–⁠1
Illinois1–⁠31–⁠3–⁠1
Indiana0–⁠24–⁠2
Iowa0–⁠12–⁠3
Purdue0–⁠30–⁠5

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.